Creaky Dart

Creaky Dart

Hemieuxoa rudens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sacramento

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

53 Verified sightings at Sacramento
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Creaky Dart

Hemieuxoa rudens is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Creaky Dart in Sacramento?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creaky Dart sighting in Sacramento on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 386 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Creaky Dart in Sacramento?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Creaky Dart in Sacramento on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Sacramento's driest months, with almost no rain against 120 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Creaky Dart?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creaky Dart sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Sacramento the best place to see a Creaky Dart?

Yes

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Creaky Dart sightings, Sacramento has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Austin (United States, about 10%) and San Diego (United States, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Creaky Dart live in Sacramento?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Creaky Dart that you can see in Sacramento (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Large Yellow Underwing (about 10%), Armyworm Moth (about 10%) and Subterranean Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Creaky Dart sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Creaky Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Sacramento (53 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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